THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Landsberg to Tokyo on a vintage Vespa
In 1964, the XVIII Summer Olympic Games were held in Tokyo, Japan. One man dressed up as a motorised torchbearer that year and set out on a very special journey: the Italian Roberto Patrignani. He rode from Milan to Tokyo on a 150cc Vespa in 85 days, covering 13,000km. Arriving at his destination, he presented Daygoro Yasukawa, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, with
